Baby Haaland in Peru: newborns take names of World Cup stars

MEXICO CITY, July 17 : In Peru, there is a wave of new baby Haalands. In Argentina, Lionel has raced up the rankings, and in Mexico a girl was reportedly named after three soccer players. Parents in Latin America are already christening a new generation of babies after the stars of the World Cup.Hundreds of newborns in Peru have been named for rising stars such as Norway's Erling Haaland, while names inspired by legacy icons like Lionel Messi, Brazil's Neymar and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo each count around 30,000 registrations, Ivan Torres, a spokesperson for Peru's civil registry RENIEC told Panamericana TV last week. "Haaland is now Peruvian too," Torres said, noting one newborn was simply named "Mundial" after the Spanish shorthand for the World Cup. Peru did not qualify for the tour